SINGAPORE – Pirates, assassins and news anchors – the television slate in September is not just teeming with interesting characters, but also big stars, budgets and franchises. The Straits Times highlights five of the buzziest titles this month.
One Piece
Available on Netflix
Netflix’s latest investment in the vast world of Japanese manga has paid off.
The live-action adaptation of One Piece, the best-selling manga in history, broke the streamer’s record – previously held by Wednesday (2022 to present) and Stranger Things (2016 to present) – by claiming the top spot on Netflix’s charts in 84 countries since its release on Aug 31.
The fantasy-adventure series, set in a world of humans, mermen and human-reindeer hybrids, follows a boy named Monkey D. Luffy (Inaki Godoy) and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, who explore the world in search of a mythical treasure…